The Alpharetta Community came together for a 1-mile walk and party in the park to raise money that will support Throw Away Dogs Project in their efforts to rehabilitate and retrain rescue dogs to be police dogs for Police departments across the country. This is part of their national campaign called #PitBullsforPolice The party in the park was on Sunday, 10/14/18 from 2 pm to 6 pm at Will’s Park. The highlight of the event was the $2,000 “big check” presentation to Throw Away Dogs Project to help them rescue pit bulls and train them to be police dogs. This was the perfect celebration for National Pit Bull Awareness Month.

Throw Away Dogs Project has built an excellent reputation as an industry leader in rehabilitating shelter dogs and training them to be K9 Officers, Military Soldiers and Support Dogs. This year, they have made national headlines and they have gotten world-wide media attention with a current campaign called #PitBullsforPolice. In this program they rescue and rehabilitate survivors from pit bull fighting rings and give them a new purpose in life.

Throw Away Dogs Project have already placed several successfully trained pit bulls as narcotics detection K9 Officers in police departments all over the country. This amazing bunch even includes local GA trainee, K9 Eddie who was rescued from the Polk County (GA) Dog Fighting Ring earlier this year.

In a 6ABC interview, Carol Skaziak states, "I wanted to re-purpose shelter rescue dogs, give them a second chance," said Carol Skaziak, President and Founder of Throw Away Dogs. And, as the wife of a police officer, Skaziak knows that many police departments can't afford a trained dog. "These K9 departments usually don't have $10-15,000 to spend on a dog," said Bruce Myers, Supervising Trainer for the Department of Corrections. Skaziak also sees mutual benefit for the dogs. "You're giving a dog a new life, you're giving a dog a family, you're giving a dog a job," Skaziak said.